Week 23: 1/23-1/27 Frog Exploration and Human Body Final Exam
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This week begins week four since the start of the second semester. Although I am out of school on maternity leave, I am still keeping up with your progress. Mrs. Sumner has been putting in your grades for the semester thus far, and I am noticing that many of you are already slipping. This is your chance to obtain and maintain a high grade in science from the start and several of you are not taking advantage of this opportunity. I will be returning in two months and will expect that you have been preparing for the CRCT and that you understand and can explain the material you are learning now. I have also noticed that many of you have missing grades for quizzes and homework. It is your responsibility to communicate with Mrs. Sumner to get those grades in or they will be marked with an “m” as missing and will receive a grade of ZERO. Your choice. Consider this your warning.
This week wraps up our Human Body unit! Your multiple choice final exam for the unit is on Wednesday. It is more like a lab practical because you are using the same frogs we explored in class – their organs will be labeled/numbered and you need to identify their name, function, and designated organ system. It’s a lot to learn but use your frog sandwich to help you study!
Human Body: All Systems
Standards: S7L2c, S7L2d, S7L2e, S7CS10, S7CS5
IB Connections: Human Ingenuity; Health & Social Education; Approaches to Learning
Objectives: Students will identify the systems of the human body and their functions. Students will understand how the systems relate to one another and work together to maintain homeostasis within the body.
Essential questions:
- What are the levels of organization in the body?
- What is homeostasis?
- How do the systems of the body relate to one another?
Higher Level Questioning:
- SKELETAL- What would happen if you were born without a skeleton? Why is important that babies skeletons are mostly cartilage when they are born?
- MUSCULAR- Explain why the cells found within our muscles would have more mitochondria than most other cells of the body?
- INTEGUMENTARY- The genetic disorder, albinism, causes the skin and hair of an individual to have no pigmentation. Relate this to what you know about melanin and describe how this disorder would cause more harm than good?
- DIGESTIVE- A friend of mine had cancer and had part of both his small and large intestine removed. How would this affect his digestion?
- CIRCULATORY- Explain why the ventricles of the heart have such thick muscular walls. How does your circulatory system keep blood from pooling at your feet?
- LYMPHATIC- Lymph moves by skeletal muscle contraction. Why would it be important to stay somewhat active when you are sick?
- RESPIRATORY- Cystic fibrosis is a disease that causes heavy, thick mucus to be made by the body. What body systems do you think would be affected by this disorder and how would they be affected?
- URINARY- How does the color of your urine reflect your hydration levels?
- NERVOUS- Some people are born without pain receptors in their skin? How do you think a person would react to injury without pain receptors? Would this be a good thing, bad thing, or both?
- ENDOCRINE- What would the release of the hormone adrenaline do for you if you were in a car accident?
- REPRODUCTIVE- How is the transfer of genetic material similar to flipping a coin.
Here are some helpful websites for all of the body systems:
Websites for the Human Body and Integumentary System:
How the Body Works InnerBody Your Gross and Cool Body Arnold I’ve Lost All My Organs! Game Skin and the Integumentary System
Skeletal system:
Hip Resurfacing Joints of the body Human Bone Poem Bones of the Body Song Coloring Skeleton Hip Replacement Virtual Knee Replacement Labeling Bones of the body Bones of the Skeleton Bone Games
Nervous System:
Brain Drain Sheep Brain Exploration Changing Illusions Brains Rule Games How We Hear Human Eye MRI Neuroscience Brain Games Immobile Illusions Parts of the Ear Ear Pages Split Brain Experiments Planet Perplex Reaction Time Nerve Wrecker N.S. Movie Blind Spot Hands On Eyeball
Lymphatic System:
Infectious Disease website Antibiotics Bacterial Invasion Flu Epidemic Immune System Defender Defending Against Infection Healing Cuts Tissue Invaders Rabies Lupus Aids Medical Mysteries game Pneumonia Malaria H1N1 Flu Antibiotics Movie Tracking malaria Immune Cells
Urinary System:
Urinary System movie Kidney Failure Kidney Stones
Endocrine/Reproductive System:
Hormones and Reproductive system Endocrine system movie
Circulatory System:
Heart Diagram Virtual Heart Transplant Blood Typing Game Blood Flow through the Heart Heart Disease Heart & Fitness Label the Heart Diagram Awesome Heart Animation Heart Beat Monitor Heart Operation Virtual Open Heart Heart Animations and Interactives ECG game
Respiratory System:
Lung Cancer Label the Respiratory System Lung animations and interactives
Digestive System:
Hands on Gastrointestinal Tract Digestion Animation Diet and Exercise Food Pyramid Game Food Pyramid Sorter Digestive system labeling Milk
Monday: Today you will be going over the parts of the frog to prepare for your frog exploration tomorrow. Pay attention to the powerpoint so you are familiar with the insides and outsides of the frog. Then we will apply it to the REAL THING in class as a group. Frog sandwiches will also be returned so you can glue them down in your INB.Homework for Monday: Study frog parts so you’re ready for your alone time with the frog tomorrow!!!
Tuesday: Today is your day to spend with the frog. Use your frog sandwich and apply what you’ve learned to the real frog you are exploring. Everyone in your group should be familiar with the parts of the frog, their functions, and the organ system they belong to. Tomorrow’s exam is all about how the frog relates to the human body and the frogs we have used in class for the past two days will be pinned and parts will be numbered- you will have to identify the structures, their functions, and/or the organ systems they belong to.
Homework for Tuesday: Study frog parts – Human body final exam/lab practical tomorrow!
Wednesday: Today is your big test! Frogs will be at stations and you will rotate around the room to identify the parts that are labeled on the frogs. It is still a multiple choice test but it is much more involved than those you have previously taken.
Homework for Wednesday: INB Quiz on Monday- update INB!
Thursday: To finalize our unit on the Human body you are watching OSMOSIS JONES!! Not only is this movie hilarious but it is a great trip through the human body so we can reflect on what we have learned.
Homework for Thursday: Update your INB if needed – INB quiz on Monday of next week!
Friday: Today we finish up OSMOSIS JONES! Remember that these questions can show up on your quiz, so make sure to get all the answers!
Homework for Friday: INB quiz on Monday – make sure your INB is up to date! We start our Ecology unit on Tuessday!

